Are text emotes allowed on forums?

Sorry if I am posting this in the wrong section, as I have no idea where to post it.

My question, is it allowed to use text emotes such as xD or =D or even( ͡°( ͡° ͜ʖ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)ʖ ͡°) ͡°) Or just one line text emotes. the above one is the biggest I could find, which does lead me to wonder if these are allowed on the forums or not.

I got suspended for saying a "swear word" that the forum didn't even register as one (and it even registers the official, medical name of some human body parts.) So I wrote it in a joke, someone had a bad day, reported it and bye bye forums for a week.

So it is best to always make sure what you can and cannot do and consult the code of conduct regularly.